A program that will provide up to $12,000 in direct payments to a small group of homeless people and families in Denver over the course of 12 months is now accepting applications.
Once selected, participants in the program will be randomly assigned to one of three groups that will receive different levels of financial support. Those groups are:
260 individuals or families who will receive an up-front payment of $6,500 and then $500 per month over 11 months.300 individuals and families who will receive $50 a month over 12 months.University of Denver’s Center for Housing and Homelessness Research and include regular surveys checking in on recipients’ health, well-being, housing situation and financial stability, according to program leaders.
“Research tells us direct cash assistance is a powerful way to reduce wealth inequality and improve human thriving, and we are ready to apply our learnings from our pilot projects into this 12-month program,” Mark Donovan, the Denver Basic Income Project’s founder, said in a statement Monday. Donovan and his group has partnered with 16 service providers that work directly with the homeless community to identify candidates to receive the payments. Those partners include the
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